Attack Squadron 104 (ATKRON 104) VA-104 ‘Hell’s Archers’
STATUS:		established as VF-104 on May 1, 1952 VF-104 redesignated VA-104 on December 4, 1953 VA-104 disestablished on March 31, 1959
AIRCRAFT:		Douglas AD-6 Skyraider (1954-59)
DEPLOYMENTS:		July 1954 - December 1954 with CVG-10 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) August 1956 - February 1957 with CVG-10 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) July 1958 - August 1958 with CVG-10 aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59) September 1958 - March 1959 with CVG-10 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA 43)
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AD-6 Skyraider (VA-104 / CVG-10) embarked on USS Forrestal (CVA 59) - 1958 AD-6 Skyraider (VA-104 / CVG-10) embarked on USS Forrestal (CVA 59) - 1958 circa 1958
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Significant events: Nov 1956: During the Suez War the squadron operated from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) off the coast of Egypt. It provided air support for the evacuation of Americans and foreign nationals from that country. July-August 1958: The squadron operated from USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in the eastern Atlantic, ready to enter the Mediterranean if needed for the U.S. Marines’ landing in Beirut, Lebanon. Home port assignments: NAS Jacksonville, Florida: 1953 NAS Cecil Field, Florida: 1953-57 NAS Jacksonville, Florida: 1957-59
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